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Jakarta is seeking partnerships that can strengthen its security and economy while respecting its non-aligned foreign policy.

Ye Win Oo's visit is the latest effort by Bangkok to bring Myanmar's military-appointed government in from the cold.

The Malaysian leader's remarks also prompted a rebuke from Taipei, which said that they "could negatively impact Taiwanese businesses’ confidence in investing in Malaysia.”

Developments at the giant miner suggest Astana will be the main factor in company strategy going forward.

The Kuril Islands/Northern Territories have been a constant thorn in Japan-Russia relations. Putin just made it worse.

Lowering political temperatures and exploring limited dialogue have become a priority for the Pakistani government.

Japan’s only treaty ally sanctioned the ICC president – who happens to be a Japanese national. That embodies Japan’s rule-of-law conundrum. 

With the warning of a yet-to-materialize missile test in the Southern Ocean, is Russia playing an old joke on New Zealand?

Insights from Kuni Miyake.

There is a marked asymmetry between high-powered India-Japan diplomacy and their uneven industrial integration.

Xi’s commemoration of Jiang was ultimately less an exercise in historical remembrance than an attempt to impose continuity on the CCP’s post-Mao history. 

Central Asia’s growing international agency needs to be matched by domestic institutions capable of implementing what governments negotiate abroad.

The debate over acquiring nuclear weapons continues in Seoul.

19 more companies have been ordered to close down, and more than 140 have been cut off by their state-owned banking partners. 

India is trying to establish a defensive shield against airborne objects, from drones to missiles.

Kim is in a stronger position today than he was during his summit diplomacy with Trump in 2018 and 2019. But that doesn't mean he has nothing to gain from a meeting.

A new wave of matchmaking influencers explicitly treats marriage as a business transaction – and they brutally judge clients’ prospects accordingly.

Its network is growing, albeit slowly. But this is unlikely to manifest in mass casualty attacks.

The country has so far outpaced most of its regional peers when it comes to the production of renewable energy.